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• Livable Communities Demonstration Account <br /> of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund <br /> Program Guidelines and Criteria <br /> WHAT IS A LIVABLE COMMUNITY? <br /> Livable communities are oriented toward a transit- and pedestrian-friendly environment <br /> in neighborhoods with a mix of uses essential to daily life of the residents including <br /> housing, workplaces, shops,parks and civic uses. In accomplishing these things, livable <br /> communities foster a sense of place and community,where interaction and participation <br /> in the community can occur. <br /> Livable communities provide a variety of housing types and costs to accommodate <br /> peoples' life-cycle changes and to suit their changing circumstances. They incorporate <br /> higher-density housing that pays attention to building form and scale. <br /> In a livable community, land uses are compact and connected, encouraging walking and <br /> • transit use. Such areas accommodate both the car and the pedestrian; for example <br /> recognizing that people will drive to a destination,but once they are there,they can walk <br /> or take transit. <br /> PROGRAM PURPOSE AND QUALIFYING CRITERIA <br /> The Livable Communities Act specifies that demonstration projects must do one or more of the <br /> following: <br /> • Provide access to a variety of transportation systems: transit,bicycles,pedestrian,auto; <br /> • Link affordable housing with employment growth; <br /> • Intensify new and existing land use; <br /> • Provide mixed-income housing; <br /> • Encourage public infrastructure that <br /> - connects urban and suburban communities, <br /> -attracts private sector investment, or <br /> -provides employment opportunities to residents. <br /> • <br /> 1 <br />